National Liberal Democrat News - East Riding Liberal Democrats

Roadworks about to start on Great North Road - a one year scheme

The CR4 cycleway works between Broadway and Brunton Lane on the Great North Road leading out of the City (a part of the Darlington to Blyth scheme) were due to start but there has been a short pause while a petition is discussed at the meeting of Newcastle City Council on Wednesday. The work will take a year, but there should be very little impact on traffic for the first 6 months (allowing time for the Killingworth Road scheme to be completed and that road reopened)

7 Jan 2018

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UK Government set to undermine Parliament on Brexit deal

Nick Clegg fears the Government will give Parliament an incomplete Brexit deal to vote on. "The government's clear intention is to try and lull parliament into signing away the future before it has spelled out what that future holds," the former deputy PM told Business Insider this week.

by Adam Payne

7 Jan 2018

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Police in Rugby facing £950,000 real-terms spending cuts in 2018

Police in Rugby are facing a real-terms cut of £950,000 in 2018, Rugby Liberal Democrats have revealed.

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by Rugby Lib Dems

6 Jan 2018

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Welcome moves from local MPs

Stockton North MP Alex Cunningham has resigned as Shadow Pensions minister in opposition to the Labour hierarchy's stance on Brexit and Britain's place in the Customs union. This along with Dr Paul Williams article in the New Statesman about how Brexit will negatively impact a struggling NHS shows the deep rift that is occurring in the parliamentary Labour Party regarding Brexit.

6 Jan 2018

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Norman Lamb MP: Will damning headlines make the PM think again on a fundamental review of the health & social care system?

Former Care Minister Norman Lamb MP repeats calls for a cross-party review of the health and social care funding settlement, to ensure it is sustainable in the longer term following news this week that tens of thousands of patients will have their operations delayed.

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by Norman Lamb MP

6 Jan 2018

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779 ambulance delays in Chesterfield so far this winter

779 patients in Chesterfield have faced waits of half-an-hour or more in ambulances outside A&E so far this winter, Liberal Democrat analysis has revealed. Of these, 139 faced waits of over an hour.

by Andrew Hollyer

6 Jan 2018

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